Episode 542: How Habitable Is Titan? NASA Is Sending The Titan Dragonfly Helicopter To Find Out

Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 7 p.m.

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There are few places in the Solar System which are as fascinating as Saturn\\u2019s moon Titan. It\\u2019s a world with a thicker atmosphere than Earth. Where it\\u2019s so cold that it rains ammonia, forming lakes, rivers and seas. Where water ice forms mountains.

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Like Europa and Encleadus, Titan could have an interior ocean of liquid water too, a place where there might be life.

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Titan\\u2019s got layers, and fortunately, there\\u2019s an awesome new mission in the works to explore it: the Titan Dragonfly mission.

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Links to episodes I mention:
\\nDrilling under the ice on Europa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxU1VSSka4M
\\nEveryday Astronaut talks about Titan Dragonfly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkS2dP7eiEU
\\nMissions to Titan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzg78ySwIn4

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References:
\\nhttps://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/titan/exploration/?page=0&per_page=10&order=launch_date+desc%2Ctitle+asc&search=&tags=Saturn&category=33#dutch-astronomer-christiaan-huygens-discovers-titan
\\nhttps://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/mission/spacecraft/huygens-probe/
\\nhttps://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-usgs-landsat-8-satellite-pinpoints-coldest-spots-on-earth
\\nhttps://nai.nasa.gov/teams/can-8/jpl-titan/
\\nhttps://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-dragonfly-will-fly-around-titan-looking-for-origins-signs-of-life

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